Quiet, off-the-beaten track local ride from Sauveterre to Rauzan south-east of Bordeaux.
Distance: 34km
Diffculty: Easy/moderate - there are 426m of climbing but it's relatively undulating.
A day ride from Sauveterre to Rauzan on quiet local roads through picturesque villages and along the Lac de Laubesc to Courpiac. The highlight is a visit to the town of Rauzan, its castle ruins and its cavern.
You can download a GPX file of this route.
Rauzan Castle – or what's left of it – photographed by Henry Salomé, via Wikicommons
Other relevant rides and pages:
- Sauveterrre loop ride
- Sauveterre to Monsegur bike route
- Sauveterre to Saint-Emilion via Castillon
- Canal de Garonne diversion loop
- Cycling the Garonne guidebook
- Circuit Coteaux de Garonne
- Lawrence of Arabia bike route
- Tour de Gironde bike route
- EuroVelo 3 bike route
- Bordeaux to Saint-Emilion bike route
- Circuit Vignes et Vergers en Duraquois
- Circuit du Duc de Lauzan
- Vignague River bike ride, south-east of Bordeaux
